Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy
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Recommendations for reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of diagnostic test accuracy: a systematic review
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12474